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Teva to buy Barr Pharma for more than $7 billion
Teva Pharmaceutical said Friday it will buy rival generic drugmaker Barr Pharmaceuticals for nearly $7.5 billion in a move that will boost Teva's dominance as the world's biggest generic drugmaker.
Better Business Bureau warns against mileage-boosting devices
Gas prices have skyrocketed by almost a third since last year, and the devices and gimmicks designed to improve gas mileage have been in hot pursuit.
Europeans expand antitrust case against Intel
European Union regulators have expanded their antitrust case against Intel Corp., claiming that the world's largest semiconductor maker has deliberately squeezed rival AMD out of the chip market.
FTC forces Pernod Ricard to drop Stolichnaya
French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard will stop distributing Stolichnaya vodka as part of an agreement with federal authorities related to its takeover of the Swedish maker of another top selling vodka, Absolut.
FTC enforces do-not-call rules, fines cos. $95,000
Two telemarketing companies that sell Dish Network Corp.'s satellite TV services have agreed to pay fines of $95,000 for ignoring the federal do-not-call list and hanging up on customers, federal regulators said Tuesday.
W. Pa. invention firm settles with feds for $10.7M
An invention-promotion firm agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and will pay nearly $11 million to thousands of novice inventors who got little bang for their buck.
Microsoft, Google back broad privacy legislation
Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should pass basic privacy legislation to protect information about consumers, such as the data being gathered about people's Web surfing habits in order to pinpoint Internet advertising.
Congress studies how people track your online use
Executives from major Internet players - Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. - are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
FTC considers backing off nicotine guidance
The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it no longer considers reliable a test for tar and nicotine used for more than 40 years and touted by the tobacco industry in marketing "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes.  Gas-saving products boosted by high fuel pricesWith fuel prices soaring, sales of products designed to boost gas mileage are also rising - even though the government says they're not worth the money.
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